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Updated 19m agoWhat's happening: FoodOp secures £4.4 million to scale AI‑powered kitchen SaaS
FoodOp, a SaaS platform for professional chefs, raised £4.4 million in a round led by MK Capital to accelerate its rollout in the UK and US. The service is used daily by over 2,000 chefs across more than 700 kitchens, automating procurement, menu planning and budgeting with AI‑driven tools.
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News•Jan 28, 2026
No More Unexpected Tax Bills, Business Owners Are Using Gelt Tax Software
In 2023 the IRS levied over 14.2 million estimated‑tax penalties, amounting to $7 billion, catching many founders off guard with surprise bills. The problem stems from a reactive, annual‑only tax approach that ignores the IRS’s pay‑as‑you‑go requirement. Gelt, an AI‑native tax firm, provides continuous tax projections, a secure document vault and licensed professionals for a flat $2,500 annual fee. Early adopters have reported $60‑$100 k in savings and markedly better cash‑flow visibility.
By TechBullion
News•Jan 28, 2026
Rein Security Launches with a Focus on Real-Time Production Application Security
Rein Security launched a platform that delivers real‑time production visibility for applications, targeting blind spots in API, AI‑generated code, and Model Context Protocol security. The solution uses an agentless architecture to capture runtime behavior, validate vulnerabilities, and enforce protections without...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 28, 2026
Kyber (YC W23) Is Hiring a Staff Engineer
Kyber, a Y Combinator‑backed AI‑native document platform, is hiring a Staff Engineer/Tech Lead in New York. The company’s solution automates regulatory notices, consolidating 80% of templates, cutting drafting time by 65% and accelerating communication cycles five‑fold. Over the past 18 months Kyber...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 28, 2026
Factify Gets $73M in Seed Funding to Replace Antiquated PDF Files with Intelligent Documents
Factify Technologies announced a $73 million seed round, led by Valley Capital Partners and backed by AI veterans and finance leaders. The startup aims to replace static PDFs with "Factified" documents that carry unique identities, version histories, access controls, and programmable...
By SiliconANGLE
Social•Jan 28, 2026
AI Sales Reps Must Match Pluribus' All‑Knowing Expertise
"AI SDRs and AEs should be as good as Pluribus. They should know everything. Every bit of detail about your product, customers, and more." with @kylecnorton CRO @owner https://t.co/bxYBgTmGEJ
By Jason Lemkin
News•Jan 28, 2026
NAYEE Launches CountriesDB, a Developer-First Global Country Data Platform with Widgets and API
NAYEE LLC unveiled CountriesDB, a developer‑first platform delivering ISO 3166‑1 and ISO 3166‑2 compliant country and subdivision data via a modern API and embeddable widgets. The service includes framework‑agnostic widgets translated into more than 50 languages, allowing instant localization of geographic inputs....
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 28, 2026
MIND Launches DLP for Agentic AI to Secure Data Used by Autonomous Systems
Data security firm MIND Security launched DLP for Agentic AI, a data‑centric solution that safeguards sensitive information used by autonomous AI agents across enterprise applications. The service provides visibility into active AI agents, real‑time risk detection, and automated remediation, shifting...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 28, 2026
MedeAnalytics Appoints David Figueredo as Chief Innovation Officer
MedeAnalytics announced the appointment of David Figueredo as Chief Innovation Officer, bringing over two decades of healthcare technology and AI expertise. Figueredo previously led innovation at Experian and held senior roles at WaveHDC and Change Healthcare, where he drove AI‑powered...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 28, 2026
N8n Adds Chat Hub to Centralize AI Access Inside Automation Workflows
n8n launched Chat Hub, a built‑in chat interface that lets users query large language models and trigger workflow agents without exposing workflow logic or credentials. The feature introduces a dedicated Chat role, centralizes model and credential management, and supports both...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 28, 2026
Digital Careers Report - Software Firms Tackle Talent Crunch Through Collaborative Resource Sharing
Software‑development firms are confronting a chronic talent crunch by creating cloud‑enabled, collaborative resource‑sharing networks. Over half of CTOs maintain a bench of engineers, yet 88% struggle to assess external talent and 66% cannot locate needed skills. Spyrosoft spearheaded the Polish...
By Diginomica
News•Jan 28, 2026
Plumery Taps Lokalise to Embed Enterprise-Grade Localisation Functionality
Plumery, a digital banking development platform, has partnered with localisation specialist Lokalise to embed enterprise‑grade translation and market adaptation capabilities directly into its platform. The integration enables financial institutions to launch multilingual digital banking journeys faster, with AI‑driven orchestration, compliance...
By Finextra
News•Jan 28, 2026
Building Pipeline Through High-Quality Conversations: Why Accoil Sponsors SaaStock
Accoil, an Australian customer‑engagement platform for B2B SaaS firms, sponsored SaaStock USA and Europe in 2025, securing ten hosted meetings and a booth at each event. The hosted‑meeting format delivered 80‑90 qualified leads and several warm introductions, highlighting the value...
By SaaStock
Podcast•Jan 28, 2026•42 min
SaaStr 839: Why Most SaaS Companies Will Fail at AI (And How to Avoid It) with Intercom's CPO
In this episode, Intercom Chief Product Officer Paul Adams details how the company pivoted from a struggling SaaS business to an AI-first powerhouse, launching the Fin product that now resolves over a million customer issues weekly. He explains that successful...
By The Official SaaStr Podcast
Podcast•Jan 28, 2026•22 min
Give It a Name
In this episode, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss how and when they choose product names, sharing stories behind names like Fizzy and Omarchy and noting that no name can satisfy every criterion. They explain the practical influence of...
By REWORK (37signals)
News•Jan 28, 2026
Yubico Extends Hardware Passkey Deployment Options
Yubico has broadened its YubiKey as a Service offering by adding self‑service ordering and a revamped Customer Portal. The new workflow lets employees and partners select YubiKey models, enter shipping details, and receive keys directly in the U.S., Canada or...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 28, 2026
UserTesting Unveils UserTesting for Figma, Embedding AI-Powered Customer Insights Directly Into Design Workflows
UserTesting announced a new Figma plugin that lets designers generate AI‑driven test plans and launch live user tests directly from their prototypes. The tool creates complete scripts—including tasks, instructions, and follow‑up questions—in under a minute and streams success metrics, behavioral...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 28, 2026
Pallma AI Closes $1.6M Pre-Seed Round for AI Agent Security
London‑based Pallma AI announced a $1.6 million pre‑seed round led by Marathon Venture Capital, with participation from tech leaders at AWS, Meta, and Google. The startup offers an AI‑native security platform that monitors, detects, and mitigates risks such as prompt injection...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 28, 2026
Opportify Gains Early Adoption for Email Insights to Stop Sign-Up Fraud
Opportify has launched its Email Insights solution, a risk‑based intelligence platform designed to stop fraudulent sign‑ups at the point of entry. Unlike traditional validators that rely on simple syntax or MX checks, Email Insights scores each address on domain stability,...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 28, 2026
Kairos: AI Interns for Everyone
AI startup Kairos launches an AI‑powered personal intern that can log into applications, navigate websites, and execute complex multi‑step tasks without human oversight. The platform includes a dedicated browser, native integrations with over 20 tools such as Gmail, Notion, and...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 28, 2026
PitchBook Forecasts Cautious Improvement for Venture-Backed IPOs in 2026
PitchBook’s 2025 report sees a cautiously optimistic outlook for U.S. venture‑backed IPOs in 2026, noting that the IPO window has reopened but remains thin. Only 48 companies went public last year, delivering modest exit value while more than $4.3 trillion stays...
By SiliconANGLE
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Founders without a Defined Persona Aim at Everyone
Me: "So who's your target persona?" Early Stage B2B Founder: "Pretty much anyone" Me: https://t.co/IynLc0uSru
By Nick Mehta
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Software and AI Profit From Margins, Not Price
Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity." Does this apply in software & AI? Yes—but not on price. 🧵
By Tomasz Tunguz
News•Jan 28, 2026
Show HN: Pinecone Explorer – Desktop GUI for the Pinecone Vector Database
Pinecone Explorer is a native macOS desktop application that lets users browse, query, and manage Pinecone vector databases. The tool supports dense, sparse, and hybrid index types, offering advanced search, filtering, and built‑in reranking capabilities. It connects to both serverless...
By Hacker News
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Startups Must Define How Their Technology Should Be Used
Excellent advice from @arampell. One of the toughest and most important turns for a startup is to have a point of view around how your technology SHOULD be used.
By Nick Mehta
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Founders Reveal Real AI Metrics, Pricing, GTM Strategies
At SaaStr AI 2026, no vanity metrics Founders are sharing real numbers: What AI features actually convert. What pricing actually works. What GTM motions actually scale. May 12-14. SF Bay Bring your Granola. Or even a notebook. https://t.co/BCPo2TiqOt
By Jason Lemkin
Blog•Jan 28, 2026
A Coxswain on Your Shoulder
Tom Tunguz created an AI meeting‑review agent that acts like a coxswain, silently analyzing recordings of pitch meetings, one‑on‑ones and investor calls. The system scores each conversation on a five‑point rubric—active listening, empathy, questioning, clarity and technical depth—providing concrete feedback...
By Tomasz Tunguz
News•Jan 27, 2026
F5 Shares Jump After Revenue and Earnings Beat in Fiscal First Quarter
F5 Inc. posted fiscal Q1 2026 revenue of $822 million, up 7% YoY, and adjusted earnings per share of $4.45, surpassing analyst expectations of $756 million and $3.65 EPS. Systems revenue surged 37% while software revenue fell 8%, and global services grew...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 27, 2026
Commvault Shares Hit Two-Year Low After Below-Expectation Revenue Outlook
Commvault Systems saw its shares tumble more than 30% to a two‑year low after the data‑protection firm forecast fiscal 2026 fourth‑quarter revenue of $305‑$308 million, falling short of the $314 million analysts expected. The miss came despite a strong third‑quarter performance, with...
By SiliconANGLE
Social•Jan 27, 2026
Free AI-Powered Tech News Beta Launches on Pulse
Pulse is being covered on the front page of Pulse right now. How meta. 👀 Our beta launched today. Up to 50 registered users so far. Grab a free beta account and follow some topics, publishers, creators, companies, and investors --> and...
By Ryan Allis
News•Jan 27, 2026
Enterprise SaaS Marketing in 2026: What’s Actually Working for Enterprise Customer Acquisition
Enterprise SaaS founders identified a concise set of channels that actually close high‑value customers in 2026. SEO focused on commercial, high‑intent keywords and LinkedIn retargeting, sponsored messages, and founder‑led ads emerged as the top performers. Invite‑only masterclasses, strategic affiliate and...
By SaasRise
Social•Jan 27, 2026
Built a Replit App to Classify $10K+ SaaS Raises
Tomorrow, I'll release my latest tech fundraising report in my weekly newsletter. I categorized the software offered from my 4Q25 data points. I'll slowly work through my dataset to categorize the parent category and sub-category of software of 10K+ raises. I spent...
By Ben Murray
News•Jan 27, 2026
LLM-as-a-Courtroom
Falconer introduced an “LLM‑as‑a‑Courtroom” system that automatically updates documentation when code changes, framing the decision process as a legal trial with prosecutor, defense, jury, and judge agents. The architecture extracts exact code and document excerpts, constructs arguments, and lets multiple...
By Hacker News
Social•Jan 27, 2026
AI-Powered Content Suggestions Keep Docs Fresh Automatically
Support teams have always found it incredibly hard to keep docs/help centres up to date with policy & product changes, but it's more important now than ever before. Docs are load-bearing infrastructure in the AI era. Hence one of my favourite features...
By Des Traynor
News•Jan 27, 2026
The World's First AI-Curated Technology News App
Pulse, the world’s first AI‑curated technology news app, launched its beta today, inviting users to test a personalized feed of articles, videos, podcasts, and social posts across dozens of tech verticals. The platform lets users follow specific topics, publishers, creators,...
By SaasRise
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News•Jan 27, 2026
SoundCloud Data Breach Now on HaveIBeenPwned
In December 2025 SoundCloud disclosed unauthorized activity that exposed profile data for roughly 30 million users, about 20 % of its base. The breach revealed email addresses, usernames, avatars, follower counts and limited geographic information, which were later mapped to individual accounts. Attackers...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 27, 2026
The History of C# and TypeScript with Anders Hejlsberg | GitHub
Anders Hejlsberg, the creator of Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C# and TypeScript, reflects on his four‑decade career in a new GitHub interview. He discusses the 2014 migration of TypeScript to GitHub, the recent decision to rewrite its compiler in Go for...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 27, 2026
ACA Group and Anduin Launch Integrated AML/KYC Onboarding
ACA Group and Anduin have formed a strategic partnership to deliver a fully integrated AML/KYC and investor onboarding solution for private‑markets firms. The offering combines Anduin’s fund‑subscription platform with ACA’s ComplianceAlpha® AML/KYC managed services, creating a single‑point workflow that automates...
By Fintech Global
Blog•Jan 27, 2026
Would You Trust Amazon with Your QuickBooks?
Amazon has launched an embedded QuickBooks Online app inside Seller Central, fulfilling a promise made last year. The multi‑year partnership with Intuit lets sellers import financial data, view profit‑and‑loss trends, and monitor inventory across channels, with a three‑month free trial...
By EcommerceBytes
Social•Jan 27, 2026
Price for VAT Upfront or Lose 20% Margins
VAT will kill your international margins if you don't price for it upfront. Here's the mistake I see all the time: Brand launches in the EU. Pricing stays the same as in the US. Orders start coming in, and revenue looks good...
By Chase Dimond
News•Jan 27, 2026
Ai2 Launches Family of Open-Source AI Developer Agents that Adapt to Any Codebase
The Allen Institute for AI unveiled Ai2 Open Coding Agents, a family of open‑source developer agents that can be customized to any codebase. The flagship model, SERA‑32B, solves over 55 % of SWE‑Bench Verified problems, while the smaller SERA‑8B reaches 29.4 %—far...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 27, 2026
Experian and Fincentive Join Forces to Launch Pension Data Platform
Experian has partnered with Fincentive to launch a pension data platform that digitises the traditional annual pension payslip into up to twelve monthly digital updates. The solution leverages Experian’s data‑enrichment and PayDashboard infrastructure combined with Fincentive’s pension‑specific intelligence to provide...
By Finextra
News•Jan 27, 2026
Revolut Business Launches Subscriptions to Unify Revenue Operations
Revolut Business has launched Subscriptions in the UK, an in‑app solution that lets merchants create, automate and manage recurring payment plans without additional billing software fees. The feature consolidates billing, payments and customer data, offering instant reconciliation, API access, free‑trial...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 27, 2026
Risotto Raises $10M Seed to Use AI to Make Ticketing Systems Easier to Use
Risotto announced a $10 million seed round led by Bonfire Ventures, backed by Y Combinator and other investors. The startup builds an AI‑driven middleware that sits between ticket‑management platforms like Jira and the internal tools used to resolve issues. By leveraging prompt...
By TechCrunch AI
Social•Jan 27, 2026
Built Multiple Production Sites in 36 Hours with Claude Code
I spent about 36 hours with Claude Code over the weekend (was snowed in here in Dallas). Here are *all* the projects that went to Production: 1) I own the domain https://t.co/wXlXkIrr5p. I've always wanted to do something with it. So...
By TK Kader
News•Jan 27, 2026
CFOs and Accountants Are Calling the Shots when It Comes to AI Decision-Making, Says Sage Group CEO Stephen Hare. That...
Sage Group reported a 10% revenue increase to £674 million for the quarter ending 31 December, led by a 15% rise in its Business Cloud segment. CEO Stephen Hare highlighted early AI monetisation through the Sage Co‑Pilot bundle, but stressed that large‑scale...
By Diginomica
Blog•Jan 27, 2026
Please Stop Selling Like It’s 2021
The post argues that B2B sales tactics from 2021 are obsolete in 2026. Buyers now expect AI‑driven solutions that install themselves, cost less, and eliminate migration friction. Demonstrations and lengthy calls no longer persuade when customers can “vibe‑code” their own...
By SaaStr
Social•Jan 27, 2026
Inbound Leads Double Wins, Cut Costs, Boost Sales
You didn't start a company and become a Founder so you could sit down all day and cold email and cold DM people. What if your ideal customers actually came to you as inbound leads? What if they consumed your content,...
By TK Kader
Social•Jan 27, 2026
Disconnected Systems Cause Bad CX; AI Agents Can Fix
Behind almost every bad customer experience with a big company or government is tech systems that aren't connected to each other. This is one of the biggest opportunities for AI agents to improve CX.
By Nick Mehta
News•Jan 27, 2026
Databricks Reports Finds Surge in AI Agent Adoption Despite Governance Bottlenecks
Databricks’ 2026 State of AI Agents report shows multi‑agent workflow usage exploding 327% over four months, yet only 19% of surveyed enterprises have deployed agents at scale. The study, based on activity from over 20,000 customers—including 60% of the Fortune 500—highlights...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 27, 2026
Airtable Gets Into the AI Agent Game with Superagent
Airtable unveiled Superagent, an AI‑driven multi‑agent platform, even as its market cap slumped from $11.7 billion to roughly $4 billion. The new product coordinates specialized AI assistants to produce interactive market analyses, drawing on premium data such as FactSet, Crunchbase, and SEC...
By TechCrunch AI